The mythical Route des Grandes Alpes

Until the 13th of November, discover the exhibition about the history of the construction of this extraordinary mountain road.

We are at the beginning of the 20th century, and while the tourism and automotive industries are growing up, the French Touring Club decides to build the missing roads between two major holiday destinationsÂ : Evian on the shores of the Lake Leman and Nice on the French Rivera.

The titanic construction ends in July 1937 when the route over the Iseran Pass opens.